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TIL Orcas (“killer whales”) comes from the name Orcinus, which means "of the kingdom of the dead", or "belonging to Orcus".

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QNaok TIL that Japan set a new internet speed world record in 2024, reaching 402 terabits per second, fast enough to download 50,000 full HD movies in one second, using standard commercial optical fiber.
mx74p TIL of Littlewood’s Law of Miracles, which defines a miracle as a hugely-improbable, 1-in-a-million event. Assuming there are roughly eight hours per day where humans are alert, and we experience an “event” once per second, on average we should expect to experience a miracle about once per month.
VMROm TIL that the Pug population in the UK is so in-bred that the population of 10,000 only has the genetic diversity of 50 distinct individuals.
x960 TIL Facebook turns over critical evidence in murder and rape cases to law enforcement, but won’t do the same for defense attorneys.
R7ZK6 TIL that This American Life recently became the first recipient of a Pulitzer Prize awarded for audio journalism. For context, the Pulitzer Prize was established in 1917 and the first radio broadcast was in 1920. 100 years and never awarded to a radio show.